Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Synopsis
- Live sound recording of Bill Bryden’s 1982 production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream with Paul Scofield as Oberon and Susan Fleetwood as Titania.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Audio
- Recording date
- 23 Mar 1983
Credits
- Director
- Bill Bryden
- Writer
- William Shakespeare
- Music
- John Tams
- Cast
Additional Details
- Theatre
- Cottesloe Theatre, National Theatre
- Theatre company
- National Theatre Company
- Production type
- Other
- Historical period
- Edwardian
- Plays
- Midsummer Night’s Dream, A
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- History
- Opening night 19 November 1982
- Stills
- "[Bill Bryden] places us on the cusp of Victorian and Edwardian. The mechanicals might be the Lark Rise and Candleford Dramatic Society. The lovers are out of Jerome K. Jerome...Only the grey-green fairies transcend the period. They might come from a nineteenth century picture-book, but they could equally come from a sixteenth century one. " Robert Cushman, The Observer (27 November 1982).
- Reviews
- Shrimpton, Nicholas. Shakespeare Survey 37 (1984), pp. 163-73.
Production Company
- Name
British Library Sound Archive
- listening@bl.uk
- Web
- http://www.bl.uk/nsa External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7412 7676
- Fax
- 020 7412 7441
- Address
- 96 Euston Road
London
NW1 2DB
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Midsummer Night’s Dream, A". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av71620 (Accessed 19 Sep 2024)